Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 41,133. Its county seat is Livingston. Polk County is named for James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States.
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is in Eastern Polk County. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons within the reservation.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,110 square miles (2,900 km), of which 1,057 square miles (2,740 km) is land and 53 square miles (140 km) (4.74%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,133 people, 15,119 households, and 10,915 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 inhabitants per square mile (15 /km). There were 21,177 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.64% White, 13.17% Black or African American, 1.74% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.74% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. 9.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 15,119 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
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